Wizards point guard John Wall will likely miss the entire 2019-20 season, as he recovers from an Achilles injury, yet he’s set to receive quite the payday.<\/p>\n
Wall will make $38.2 million for his services, whether he suits up and plays in a game or not. And while no timetable has been given for his return, it’s looking highly unlikely that he’ll play at all, especially given the fact that the Wizards will likely be out of the postseason hunt.<\/p>\n
It’s been said that, given Wall’s injury history, he wasn’t worthy of the four-year, $170 million max deal he received. Some have even called it one of the worst contracts in NBA history, and Wall addressed that in an exclusive interview with NBC Sports Washington.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only thing I questioned was \u2018the worst contract in NBA history,’\u201d Wall said.\u201cThat was my lowest point because I was like do I really deserve this money? Did I really earn it?\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI looked back at all the years and all the things I\u2019ve been through and said yes, I did deserve this, I did earn this. It was never given to me.\u201d <\/p>\n
He continued: <\/p>\n
\u201cTo say I have the worst contract in NBA history, that\u2019s all I needed,\u201d Wall said. \u201cThe ones that doubted me on the highest level I don\u2019t speak to because I know my game will do the talking when I get back to playing.\u201d<\/p>\n
If it’s not the worst, it’s certainly up there, along with Joakim Noah’s deal with the Knicks, which Phil Jackson spearheaded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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